Triton XVIII, Lot: 1357. Estimate $750. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VISIGOTHS, Gaul. Pseudo-Imperial coinage. Late 5th century AD or slightly later. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.38 g, 6h). Imitating a Ravenna mint solidus struck in the name of Valentinian III. Uncertain mint. D N PLA VALENTI NIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; above bust, pellet-in-crescent / VICTORI A AVGGG, Valentinian standing facing, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left, foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent; R-V//COMOB. Cf. RIC X 3712 (for obv., but without pellet-in-crescent); Depeyrot, Solidi 7; Depeyrot –; Ranieri 97 corr. (listed as official mint issue); DOCLR –; Biaggi –; cf. MEC 1, –; G. Nascia FPL 1 (January 1966), no. 4 (same dies, but pellet-in-crescent not struck up); Marc Poncin Collection (CNG 72, 14 June 2006), lot 2232 (example with “M” graffito in obverse field). EF, “E I” graffiti across obverse field.

From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich.